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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/wii-fit-is-number-one-in-uk-debut

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Wii Fit is number one in UK debut

 

Wii Fit debuted at the top of Chart-Track's All Formats UK chart this week, recording an estimated GBP 16.3 million in sales.

Chart-Track estimates that Wii Fit was purchased by 1 in 10 Wii console owners over its first two days of release.

Those sales place the game behind GTA: San Andreas and Halo 3 in terms of the largest UK launch value - although to be fair Wii Fit retails for GBP 69.99. Even so, the game has eclipsed Nintendo's record-breaking launch of Mario Kart Wii set only two weeks ago.

Mario Kart Wii sales dropped some 62 per cent, but were still enough to keep the game in second place on the chart.

Last week's number ten game - Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - was pushed down to number eleven, but the nine remaining titles from last week's Top Ten simply shuffled their positions.

The best-selling UK games for the week ending April 26 are:

  • 1. Wii Fit
  • 2. Mario Kart Wii
  • 3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
  • 4. Gran Turismo 5: Prologue
  • 5. Pro Evolution Soccer 2008
  • 6. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
  • 7. Sega Superstars Tennis
  • 8. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training
  • 9. UEFA EURO 2008 Austria-Switzerland
  • 10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

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Wow, 1 in 10 Wii owners picked it up at launch? That's really huge. Based on the numbers above, it sold 232,000 units at launch. 



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already posted by lombard =P



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Ah - you are right (had to hunt for it), but this is a slightly different article - and I want to focus on the huge launch/numbers for WiiFit. So I'll leave it open, unless people object :)

(by the time I get up, all the juicy stories are already off the main page :P)



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Nocturnal is helping companies get cheaper game ratings in Australia:

Game Assessment website

Wii code: 2263 4706 2910 1099

Image what have happened if they actually had enough supply...



thats a lot of attach rate for wii fit!



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It'll have long legs too, just like in Japan. I'm sure of it.



Hi there.

http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/Video_Game_Sales - A wiki for video game sales figures

Hopefully it have legs like in Japan



Holy cow. May 19th is gonna be armageddon.



Just the UK, not even all of OTHERS. That's pretty good for a £70 game.



I always thought if the balance board reaches an install base of 5 million then we're gonna see a lot of games for it - looking a distinct possibility so far.